your mission
We are looking for an exceptional Autonomy Engineer to join our robotics development team and take a central role in advancing the autonomous capabilities of our indoor inspection drones. This role involves the development and integration of cutting-edge algorithms for sensor fusion, localization, mapping, obstacle avoidance, and autonomous navigation. You’ll work closely with a multidisciplinary team to bring advanced autonomy features into real-world deployments. We’re seeking someone with a strong academic and practical background in robotics who can make an immediate impact and grow with the team as we scale.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and integrate core autonomy components, including:
- Sensor fusion (e.g., IMU, camera, LiDAR)
- Localization and SLAM algorithms
- Obstacle detection and avoidance
- Path planning and autonomous navigation
- Validate and test algorithms in simulation and real-world environments.
- Collaborate with software, control, and hardware engineers to ensure smooth system integration.
- Optimize autonomy stacks for robustness, real-time performance, and reliability in indoor environments.
- Contribute to system architecture decisions and roadmap for autonomy-related features.
- Analyze data from field tests and iterate on algorithms based on experimental results.
- Participate in code reviews and maintain high software quality standards.
your profile
- PhD or equivalent experience in Robotics, Computer Vision, Autonomous Systems, or a closely related field.
- Strong track record in developing and deploying real-time autonomy systems, preferably in robotics or aerial platforms.
- Deep understanding of localization, mapping (SLAM), sensor fusion, and motion planning algorithms.
- Proficiency in C++ and Python, with experience in robotics middleware (e.g., ROS/ROS2).
- Experience working with perception sensors such as cameras, IMUs, and LiDAR.
- Familiarity with simulation tools and environments (e.g., Gazebo, Isaac Sim, or custom frameworks).
- Solid software engineering practices, including testing, version control, and documentation.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proactive and hands-on mindset.
- Bonus: Experience with indoor navigation, constrained environments, or drone autonomy.
- Bonus: Familiarity with the Rust programming language and with real-time compute constraints.
why us?
- Evolution in a dynamic, fast-growing and exciting environment.
- Have measurable impact in the innovative projects that matter.
- Work with passionate, talented and committed teammates in a reasonably sized team.
- Be part of a recognised robotics company, a Swiss scale-up. Consecutively rewarded as a Swiss Top 100 Start-up and no 1 robotics start-up company 23/24
- Ensure your growth and profit from continuous training
- Be part of where humans are important!
- Modern offices in a compound of buildings full of start-ups.
- A team-elected Chief Happiness Officer, making sure the shelves are always loaded with fruits, juices and cakes.
- Access to personal benefits platform.
- Onsite restaurants/cafeteria and vending machines.
- Onsite gym club, with reductions offered for start-ups.